SOLUTION: after diving 97 m below the sea level, a diver rises at a rate of 3 meters per minute for 8 min. where is the diver in relation to the surface?

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Question 250968: after diving 97 m below the sea level, a diver rises at a rate of 3 meters per minute for 8 min. where is the diver in relation to the surface?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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after diving 97 m below the sea level, a diver rises at a rate of 3 meters per minute for 8 min. where is the diver in relation to the surface?
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position = -97+3*8
position = -97+24
position = -73
He is 73 meters below the surface of the water.
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Cheers,
Stan H.